Quilt the Swamp, Retrospective

Quilt the Swamp is an annual fiber art show, curated by Michael Young, that is presented at the Bluebonnet Swamp in Baton Rouge each January/February since 2002. Things may be brown and dreary in the swamp, but not in the exhibits building! This year's theme, Retrospective, includes work from past shows, and a new piece from each artist represented. Here are some overview shots of the exhibit. Photos courtesy of John Hartgerink.

UPDATE: Link to LPB's Louisiana: The State We're In segment featuring our swamp show!
http://beta.lpb.org/index.php?/swi/swi_episode/quilt_the_swamp

Quilt The Swamp: Retrospective

BREC Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center

January 9 through February 4, 2012

http://www.brec.org/index.cfm/park/detail/19

A Walk in the Swamp 2011 Curated by Michael Young

A Walk in the Swamp, annual fiber exhibit by Contemporary Fiber Artists of Louisiana and Friends, curated by Michael Young. Inspired by the Gröbenzeller Quiltgruppe exhibit at International Quilt Festival 2009. All photos in this post courtesy of John Hartgerink. Click on the photos for a larger version. See Tumey'sTravels episode on WAFB TV video: http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=13886238

Nancy Hinds - Tree as wallpaper

Nancy Hinds - Tree as wallpaper

Sharon Walton - Simply D-Vine

Sharon Walton - Simply D-Vine

Carol Goldsmith - Honey Locust

Carol Goldsmith - Honey Locust

Susan Broussard

Lisa Ducote - Secret of the Lacebark Elm

Lisa Ducote - Secret of the Lacebark Elm

Wendy L Starn - Acer Rubrum

Wendy L Starn - Acer Rubrum

Barbara Skinner - Ten/31 and Eleven/1-4

Barbara Skinner - Ten/31 and Eleven/1-4

Vicki Thompson - Tree Embellished

Vicki Thompson - Tree Embellished

Michael Young - Swamp Goddess

Michael Young - Swamp Goddess

Melanie Borne - Seasons of the Tallow

Melanie Borne - Seasons of the Tallow

Joyce Lafleur - Bald Cypress

Joyce Lafleur - Bald Cypress

Glenda Spikes - Tree #1

Lucy Landry - Red Swamp Maple

Lucy Landry - Red Swamp Maple

Jo Doherty

Glenda Spikes – Tree #2

Corinne Watts - Swamp Critters

Donna Martin - St. Barbara’s Lil Satsuma

Donna Martin - St. Barbara’s Lil Satsuma

Kathy Bourgeois - Captivated

Patty Gamburg - The Old Owl Told Me

Patty Gamburg - The Old Owl Told Me

Sally Gordon - Sweet Bay Magnolia

Mary Felder - Sunlight and Shadows

Mary Felder - Sunlight and Shadows

Mary Ingalls - Walking with the Creatures

Mary Ingalls - Walking with the Creatures



Kornelia Hambley - Swamp Tree

Kornelia Hambley - Swamp Tree

Rosemary Uchniat - Seven Buddhas

Rosemary Uchniat - Seven Buddhas

Barbara Lankford - Cypress Sapling

Barbara Lankford - Cypress Sapling

All photos in this post are copyright John Hartgerink and used with permission.

You can see John's wonderful nature photography on display at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge.